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Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:37:46 -0600Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:22:07 -0600Behind Closed Doorshttp://aquabrowser.rclreads.org/?hreciid=%7clibrary%2fm%2framsey-hip%7c1102608Ten years ago, fifteen-year-old Scarlett Rainsford vanished while on a family holiday in Greece. Was she abducted, or did she run away? Lou Smith worked the case as a police constable, and failing to find Scarlett has been one of the biggest regrets of her career. No one is more shocked than Lou to learn that Scarlett has unexpectedly been found during a Special Branch raid of a brothel in Briarstone. Lou and her Major Crimes team are already stretched working two troubling cases: nineteen-year-old Ian Palmer was found badly beaten; soon after, bar owner Carl McVey was found half-buried in the woods, his Rolex and money gone. While Lou tries to establish the links between the two cases, DS Sam Hollands works with Special Branch to question Scarlett. What happened to her? Where has she been until now? And why is her family&mdash;with the exception of her emotionally fragile younger sister, Juliette&mdash;less than enthusiastic about her return?
New Genre Fiction - Ramsey County LibraryChase Me: A Broke and Beautiful Novelhttp://aquabrowser.rclreads.org/?hreciid=%7clibrary%2fm%2framsey-hip%7c1104325College drop-out Roxy Cumberland moved to New York with dreams of becoming an actress, but her dwindling bank account is quickly putting the kibosh on that fantasy. To make some quick cash, she signs up to perform singing telegrams. Her first customer is a gorgeous, cocky Manhattan trust-funder if she ever laid eyes on one. And what could be more humiliating than singing an ode to his junk, courtesy of his last one night stand? Maybe the fact that she&rsquo;s dressed in a giant pink bunny costume&hellip; After a night out to celebrate winning his last case, lawyer Louis McNally the Second isn&rsquo;t prepared for the pounding in his head or the rabbit serenading him from the front door. But the sassy wit and sexy voice of the girl behind the mask intrigue him, and one look at her stunning face&mdash;followed by a mind-blowing kiss against his doorjamb&mdash;leaves Louis wanting more.
New Genre Fiction - Ramsey County LibraryHow a Gunman Says Goodbyehttp://aquabrowser.rclreads.org/?hreciid=%7clibrary%2fm%2framsey-hip%7c1102655How does a gunman retire? Frank MacLeod was the best at what he does. Thoughtful. Efficient. Ruthless. But with his health failing him, how long before he's no longer of use to his employers? A new job. A target. But something is about to go horribly wrong. And up-and-coming hitman Calum MacLean will be called upon to pick up the pieces. Most gunmen say goodbye to the world with a bang. Frank's still here. No longer in his prime, certainly. But with decades of experience at the top of his profession. Underestimating such a man could prove to be deadly.
New Genre Fiction - Ramsey County LibraryMarried to a Perfect Strangerhttp://aquabrowser.rclreads.org/?hreciid=%7clibrary%2fm%2framsey-hip%7c1104359Quiet and obliging, Mary Fleming and John Bexley marry to please their families and John immediately leaves on a two-year diplomatic mission. Now John is back, and everything they thought they knew about each other was wrong... It's disconcerting, irritating-and somehow all very exciting...
New Genre Fiction - Ramsey County LibraryOctavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movementshttp://aquabrowser.rclreads.org/?hreciid=%7clibrary%2fm%2framsey-hip%7c1104364Whenever we imagine a world without war or injustice, we are engaging in speculative fiction. Radicals and activists devote their lives to envisioning such worlds, and then go about trying to create them. This collection brings together 20 such stories, as well as essays by Tananarive Due and Mumia Abu-Jamal. Named for the great Octavia Butler, giant of science fiction and a rare woman of colour in her field, this engaging and enlightening collection is the first book to explore the connections between radical science fiction and movements for social change.
New Genre Fiction - Ramsey County LibraryPrudencehttp://aquabrowser.rclreads.org/?hreciid=%7clibrary%2fm%2framsey-hip%7c1103363When Prudence Alessandra Maccon Akeldama ("Rue" to her friends) is bequeathed an unexpected dirigible, she does what any sensible female under similar circumstances would do -- she christens it the Spotted Custard and floats off to India. Soon, she stumbles upon a plot involving local dissidents, a kidnapped brigadier's wife, and some awfully familiar Scottish werewolves. Faced with a dire crisis (and an embarrassing lack of bloomers), Rue must rely on her good breeding -- and her metanatural abilities -- to get to the bottom of it all...
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New Genre Fiction - Ramsey County LibrarySherlock Holmes, the Missing Years: Japanhttp://aquabrowser.rclreads.org/?hreciid=%7clibrary%2fm%2framsey-hip%7c1104376The senior priest at Kyoto's Kinkaku-ji temple is found dead in mysterious circumstances.Dr John H. Watson receives a strange letter from Yokohama. Then the quiet, distinguished Mr. Hashimoto is murdered inside a closed room on a voyage from Liverpool to Bombay. In the opium dens of Shanghai and in the back alleys of Tokyo, sinister men hatch evil plots. Professor Moriarty stalks the world, drawing up a map for worldwide dominion.Only one man can outwit the diabolical Professor Moriarty. Only one man can save the world. Has Sherlock Holmes survived the Reichenbach Falls?
New Genre Fiction - Ramsey County LibraryStill the Onehttp://aquabrowser.rclreads.org/?hreciid=%7clibrary%2fm%2framsey-hip%7c1102099Darcy Stone is game for anything&mdash;except sexy Navy vet and physical therapist AJ Colten, the guy who&rsquo;d rejected her when she&rsquo;d needed him most. Now the shoe is on the other foot and he needs her to play nice and help him secure grants for his patients. Unfortunately Darcy can&rsquo;t refuse. She needs the money to fund her passion project: rescuing S&R dogs and placing them with emotionally wounded soldiers. AJ admits it&mdash;Darcy is irresistible. But he&rsquo;s already been battle-scarred by a strong-willed, vivacious, adventurous woman like Darcy, and he&rsquo;s not making the same mistake twice&mdash;until he and Darcy are forced to fake a relationship. Growing closer than they&rsquo;d ever imagined possible, Darcy and AJ have to ask themselves: how much between them is pretend? What&rsquo;s the real thing? And where does it go from here?
New Genre Fiction - Ramsey County LibraryThe Girls of Mischief Bayhttp://aquabrowser.rclreads.org/?hreciid=%7clibrary%2fm%2framsey-hip%7c1102140Deciding to spend Christmas in Boston with her daughter, widow Emily Springer, through the Internet, swaps houses with history professor Charles Brewster, but destiny intervenes when this unlikely couple is forced to spend the holidays together.
New Genre Fiction - Ramsey County LibraryThe Readaholics and the Falcon Fiascohttp://aquabrowser.rclreads.org/?hreciid=%7clibrary%2fm%2framsey-hip%7c1103904Amy-Faye has always loved her idyllic Rocky Mountain town of Heaven, Colorado. Her event-planning business is thriving, her fellow book-obsessed Readaholics are great, and her parents live only a few blocks away. But lately her hometown has felt a little less heavenly. First, she agrees to plan a wedding without realizing the groom is her ex-boyfriend. Then, Ivy, one of her fellow Readaholics, dies suddenly under mysterious circumstances. The police rule Ivy&rsquo;s death a suicide by poisoning, but Amy-Faye and the remaining Readaholics suspect foul play. Amy-Faye soon discovers that Ivy was hiding dangerous secrets&mdash;and making deadly enemies. Taking a page from her favorite literary sleuths, Amy-Faye is determined to find the real killer and close the book on this case. But finding the truth could spell her own ending&hellip;
New Genre Fiction - Ramsey County Library